J Francho

That's exactly why. I was just stating that Quantum buying Zebco was incorrect. Imagine Zebco trying to sell a Van Staal with their name. Still, Van Staal is part of Zebco Brands.

BTW, you signed the hat I'm wearing in my avatar. I got it from Steve "Big-O" Parks.

Cool beans. It's totally okay to report a happy experience.

What about J "Spell Checker" Francho? I inherited that from Long Mike!

I wouldn't say Quantum bought Zebco. More like Zebco added a brand named Quantum to their line up. Zebco is an abbreviation for Zero Hour Bomb Company. Zebco is part of "Zebco Brands" and is owned by WC Bradley. https://www.wcbradley.com/index.php?/divisions/zebco-brands

I don't, actually. But forced to use a copoly, I'd go with CXX. I use 6# Tatsu and Invisx.

Carp spawn way earlier than that. They start at around 50° and it tapers off around 75°. There's always a few straggling pods that disrupt bass beds. Carp spawn again in the fall.

We can track them with higher visibility to their identity than you think. I'm not too worried.

You don't need a $300 rod, but if you use a quality fluorocarbon, mono, or copolymer line, you'll feel the taps from a bite. It's the very reason I do not prefer braid for this. If you go the braid rout, plan on line watching. I seen violent strikes using braid while sight fishing, and never felt a thing, and I was using an expensive rod. Really great choice. Congrats, and enjoy it!

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I can watch bedding blue gill endlessly. They're so funny. Reminds me of my cichlid tanks.

I get it now now. That is a seriously powerful engagement feature!

Well, I am a scrum master and build and release engineer for a huge .NET web app used by most schools in NY state.

Thanks for the heads up. I fixed it.

I started with a big, fully outfitted Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game. Aside from realizing and accepting certain limitations, it wasn't frustrating at all. The boat actually had too many amenities that I didn't always need. Get a good hull, and keep the rigging simple. All that's on my Hobie Compass is a graph, arm, paddle holder. The wind sucks, even with a pedal drive. Tell you the truth, it sucks in a 20' bass boat, too. Good anglers learn that where ever it's most difficult to fish, often yields the better fish.

I had @Siebert Outdoors make me a pink puffball jig from living rubber and a compact Owner hook. We called it the bed bug and it is meant to be fished trailer-less specifically for bed fishing. I still have them. That and hair or marabou jigs are the only other jigs I can think of that would be fished trailer-less.

Thanks @cadman. I was about to post the same

I have no time for brand bashing. Don't make me be moderator J Francho. I'd much rather be member J Francho.

We're done here.

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That's cool. My family raised and raced T-breds. I rode one once, it's nuts. Much preferred our quarter horse, and western saddle. I'd love to jump some barrels and do some flying changes again. Not so much up for mucking stalls.

Bass beds are somewhat scattered, usually more than 10' apart. Blue gill bedding areas look like honeycombs, with clusters of beds close to each other. Bass definitely spawn first, but I've seen the spawns overlap.

Not sure what you did there, but I fixed it for you. Nice feesh!

All I know there were security updates recently, as well as minor bug fixes. I've seen "guest" posts, but assumed they were from new accounts that had made it through validation, but not yet confirmed. Maybe @Glenn knows? Also, I'm always logged in, unless I'm accidentally using private browsing on mobile.